Music Production Intensive - 4 days

Our Music Production Intensive provides an excellent foundation for absolute beginners, as well as for those who want to gain in-depth knowledge of music production in an intensive, hands-on course.

Whether you are an aspiring producer, sound engineer, or someone wanting a better understanding of the full music creation process, this is a great place to start. The course is suitable for complete beginners looking to fast-track their learning. If you’d like to take things at a slower pace, we also offer a Music Production Beginners course.

For this course you will be learning how to use Logic X, which is one of several industry standard digital audio workstation (DAW) software. You will learn through guided tasks, with one to one support from your tutor. Through industry examples you will build a strong foundation to help you realise your creative ideas. From production to mixing and recording techniques, you will gain a solid understanding of the full music production process.

WHAT WILL BE TAUGHT ON THIS MUSIC COURSE?

The course will cover a range of carefully selected material to ensure it is challenging, varied, and above all, enjoyable. Course content will include:

An introduction to music production and Logic X

Learning how to programme MIDI drums

Gaining knowledge of microphones and recording techniques

Learning how to arrange and edit audio

Gaining an insight into sampling and synthesis

Learning about effects processing

Developing an understanding of mixing and automation

All our music lessons are taught in a fun and supportive environment, and you will receive friendly feedback throughout the course.

MusicAll Genres

When4 consecutive days

LevelThis course is perfect for anyone who is starting out with music production, or those who are looking for a refresher in using Logic. Class capacity is 12.

EquipmentYou will use Logic Pro X, midi keyboards and VSTs which are all supplied

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS AND LEVEL OF THIS COURSE?

This course is suitable for complete beginners and those who possess a passion and curiosity to learn more about production.

HOW WILL I BE TAUGHT?

Each day will be begin with informal guided sessions on a key music production topic before students move on to one to one opportunities to practice their skills with plenty of free time to experiment.

BY THE END OF THE COURSE, WHAT WILL I HAVE ACHIEVED?

Students will have:

Gained a solid foundation and basic understanding of the key areas of music production.

Developed an understanding of Logic X.

Explored production skills including automation, mixing, synthesis and sampling.

Grasped an understanding of microphones and recording audio.

Demonstrated learnt technique within their own weekly projects.

MUSIC PRODUCTION SUMMER SCHOOL COURSE CONTENT

DAY 1

On day one of our summer school, we will be getting to grips with music production software Logic X and the basics of MIDI Programming.

INTRODUCTION

Hardware & Software

Basic Requirements

Logic X Introduction

MIDI PROGRAMMING

MIDI Explained

Programming MIDI

Velocity & Quantising

DAY 2

Day two will see you exploring various modes of Automation. You will also be learning how to record audio into Logic.

AUTOMATION

Simple Automation

Automation Modes

Assigning Controllers

RECORDING

Microphones & Technique

Audio Interfaces

Recording Audio

DAY 3

On the third day of the course, you will be creating your own sampled instruments and delving into synthesised sound design.

SAMPLING

Waveform Editing

Arranging Samples

Sample Instruments

INTRODUCTION TO SYNTHESIS

Subtractive Synthesis

Monophonic & Polyphonic

Sound Design

DAY 4

This is the final day of the course. We’ll look at further shaping sounds using effects and how to finalise projects.

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Music Production Intensive - 4 days tutors

All City Academy tutors are experienced professionals from theatre, film/TV and performance industries. So whilst they're training you they may also be rehearsing for a West End show or working on a movie. We like that and we do believe it makes a difference in class.

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